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wind power generators

Wind turbine in LuxembourgHorizontal axis wind turbine, the Enercon model E-66 wind energy converter, in Germany. The tower is 98 meters high and the rotor diameter is 70 meters.

A wind turbine is a machine for converting the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as a pump or grinding stones, the machine is usually called a windmill. If the mechanical energy is then converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator. US Department of Energy Wind and Hydropower Technologies.

This article discusses the conversion machinery. See the broader article on wind power for more on turbine placement and controversy, and in particular see the wind energy section of that article for an understanding of the temporal distribution of wind energy and how that affects wind turbine design.

For a machine that generates wind, see wind machine. For an unusual way to induce a voltage using an aerosol of ionised water, see vaneless ion wind generator.

Types of wind turbines

Wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains, California. Wind Generators.

Wind turbines can be separated into two general types based on the axis about which the turbine rotates. Turbines that rotate around a horizontal axis are most common. Vertical axis turbines are less frequently used.

Wind turbines can also be classified by the location in which they are to be used.

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